Coupling carry-iron.



B. P. FLORY.

GOUPLING CARRY IRON.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY zo, 190e.

Yatented June 29, 1909` Bliltltm l. FLORY, 0F ILAlNl-Il'llil). NEW JERSEY.

OOUPLING CARR Y-IRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 20, 1908. Serial No. 433,908.

Patented June 29, 1909.

a railroad car or ocomotive engine draft-y gear, and has for its object to prerent loosening and play of the carry-iron, to maintain the coupler at its/'f normal height from the rails, and to facilitate the disconnection of the carry-iron when desired to drop the coupler.

Ordinarily, the coupler earry-iron consists of a rolled or wrought iron bar spanning the draft-timbers, or equivalent members formed on the dead-block or end sill of a locomotive engine or railroad ear, and secured thereto by vertically arranged bolts the nuts of which constantly work loose and thereby cause play of the carry-iron and lowering of the coupler, considerable time being also lost in disconnecting the nuts from the bolts for rcmoving the carry-iron when desired to drop the coupler draw-bar.

The invention consists in features of novelty as hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, whereon,

Figure 1, is a front elevation of a metallic dead-block adapted to be fixed to the end sill of a car wood underframe, and having my improved coupler draw-bar carry-iron applied thereto on its underside; Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section thereof on line 2, 2, in Fig. l; Fig. 3, a horizontal section through the dead-block and carry-iron on line 3, 3, in Fig. 1 Fig. 4, an end view thereof, and Figs. 5 and 6, corresponding views to Figs. 1 and 2, showing a modiiication of the improvement.

Like letters and numerals of reference denote like parts in all the figures.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, aI represents a preferable form of my improved carry-iron which may be of any suitable shape and composed of eastv steel, wrought iron, or other suitable metal, the carry-iron a in the present case being channel-shaped in cross section except. at the ends where it is attached to the dead-block b as hereinafter more particularly described. Transversely through the dead-block l) in its underside (or between the said end members as the case may be) is the usual opening vl for the pasand )lay therethrough of the couplershank or draw-bar c, the horizontal channelshaped portion 2 of the carry-iron (t on which the draw-bar c is supported and rides, spanning the opening l at the bottomtransversely to the draw-bar c, and formed )refer-ably at cach end beyond the eorrespomling side wall 3 of the opening l with/an upwardl)v extending lug or ear 2 which is preferably solid, the lug 2 at one end of the carrv-iron a. being preferably formed with two opposite Aside circular trunnions 4 which on assembling the parts are mounted pivotally or hingewise in concave (preferablyY semi-circular) bearings 4 formed horizontally on the inside of two opposite u right, webs 5 which project from the dead-bibel( l) (or other said end members) and with the corresponding side wall 3 of the opening 1 form a pocket d for the lug 2', while the lug 2 at the other end of the carryiron a is secured within a similar pocket d formed by the upright webs 5 and the corresponding side wall 3 of the opening 1, by a pin or bolt (i which is passed horizontally through the brackets or sides 5 of the pocket d andtlug 2', and held in place by a Cotter pin (or nut.) 7, it being here noted that in the above described assembling and attachment of the carry-iron a to the dead-block b (or other said end member) the inner faces of the lugs 2 are adapted preferably, to bear against the rear sides of the Walls 3 of the opening 1 (or against the corresponding Walls connecting the sides 5, 5', of the pockets (l, d), wherebylongitudinal lay of the carryiron a and shear stress on t 1e trunnions 4 and pin due to the lateral movement of the drawebar c, are prevented.

ln the above construction, by securing the carry-iron (Lieto the dead-block l) (or other said end member) at one end by the hinge 4 and at the other end by the removable pin or bolt 6, arranged respectively. horizontally, or in a plane parallel to the bearing surface of the carryiron o instead of by bolts at right angles to the said surface, combined with the facial engagement of the lugs 2 with the side walls 3 of the opening l (or correspondir'ier walls of the pockets d, f,l,) forming parts ol' the member to which the carry-iron L is attached, the lat-ter is firmly held longitudinally and lowering' thereof due to the looseningT of the nuts on the ordinary bolts, prevented moreover, by removing the pin 6 the carry-iron d is readily and qnickl f disconnected or uncoupled thereat and can be swung downward ab out its hinged lngy 2' clear of the openingr l and the, drow-bin' c dropped when desired Without the necessity of loosening' and removing the nuts of the ordinary L-olts.

I do not limit myself tc formino; the carryiron a with nrnvindly projecting lugs 2', as it is obvious that the sinne result can be. obtained by forming the end portions of the oerrywiron o in any suitable manner adapted for their horizontal pivotal connection within the pockets d, and d". y

In the modiiiczition ol my invention seen i in Figs. 5 n-nd 6, each lng 2 of the curry-iron a. is attached to the deuil-block b by n reinovi aille hfn'izmitzilly arranged pin or bolt 6linstead of by o hinge 4., al. one end and by fr re movable. pin (i nt the other end :is previously described and the dead-block b adapted to be fixed to o metsillic inQte-od of a wood end `sill.

That- I Claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. The combination with the coupler draw-bnr of zr can' draft-gear and a suitable end member of the car nnderfrzime, of n carry-iron arranged transversely to and adn-pied to support the said bzn', :i lng projectingfrom the carry-iron at or adjacent to l each end thereof, o pocket adapted to receive i the sind lug find forming part of the sind member, a trunnion projecting horizontally from oni` of the sind lugs :it right :Lnglesio the longitudinal center ol the carry-iron, :i suitable bearingr for the trnnnion within the corresponding pocket, und a pin adapted to be passed horizontally through and to [it the other said lug; and sides of its corresponding pocket at right angles to the said center, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the coupler draiwbfn oi' a ear draft-gear and the deadblock of the. car inlderlrztme, otoJ carry-iron arranged transversely to and adapted to snpport the sind bar, two opposite upright Webs forming ports of the deed-block at each eide 01' the drow-bin; opening,r t-herethroughY a lngr project-ing from the carry-iron bet-Ween (he sind webs. trunnione projectingr horizontnlly i from one of the sind Inlogl at right ingles 'o the longitudinal center ol' the carry-iron, snitohio bem-inge for the. trnnnion` on the. inside ol' the corresponding Webs, and :L pin adapted to be passed horizontally thm/)ugh and to fit the other said lug and Webs at right angles to the said center, substantially as described.

BURTON P..I1`LORY.

Witnesses LOTTIE A. KINGSLAND, 'ALTER F. N IVISON. 

